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2010 COTSEN OPEN: Round 1, Board 3: Jong In Jeong 6d – Deuk Ju Chang 7d
Saturday September 18, 2010
2010 COTSEN OPEN: Round 1, Board 4: Yixian Zhou 7d – Curtis Tang 7d
Saturday September 18, 2010
MYUNG-WAN KIM 9P MAKES THREE-PEAT DONATION TO AGF
Saturday August 28, 2010
During the August 7 closing banquet at this year’s Go Congress in Colorado Springs, Myung-Wan Kim 9P (r) again donated $500 of his US Open prize winnings to the American Go Foundation (AGF). “The American go community is very fortunate to have Myung-Wan Kim living and teaching here,” said Paul Barchilon, AGF Vice President and Youth Coordinator for the American Go Association (AGA). “And his support of our youth activities is a testament to his commitment to the future of go in this country.” This 
is the third consecutive year Kim has donated to the AGF, which promotes scholastic and youth go programs in the U.S. “I always want to do something for the go community in the U.S.,” Kim said in 2008 when he made his first contribution at the Go Congress in Portland OR. This year he has a new plan. “I think building the professional system is the most important thing the U.S. go community needs to do. I will work with Hankuk-kiwon (Korea Baduk/Go Association) to make that happen.”
– by Zhiyuan ‘Edward’ Zhang; photos by Gen Zhang
TANG NAMED REDMOND MEIJIN
Monday August 16, 2010
Curtis Tang 7d, was named Honorary Redmond Meijin at the final awards banquet at the US Go Congress, Aug. 7th. Tang, now 17 years old, has a long history of success in the Redmond. He took the Junior Division championship in 2001, 03, and 04, and then again in 2006 in the Senior Division. This year marks his fifth win in the Cup, and also the last year he is eligible to play in it. The only other person ever to win five times is Eric Lui, 7d, who won his fifth time in 2001, and was also named Redmond Meijin. The title is honorary, and for life, so both young men are now Honorary Meijin. None Redmond herself presented the Cup to Tang. His winning matches in the finals are available online. Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Photo by Curtis Tang.
WOLF WINS REDMOND CUP
Monday August 16, 2010
Oliver Wolf 2d, age 11, won the Junior Division of the Redmond Cup at the recently concluded US Go Congress. His opponent, Henry Zhang 1d, also 11, took second place. Wolf won the first round match, held Aug. 2, but Zhang rallied to come from behind in round 2, winning by 3.5 points. The decisive match was held on Aug. 5, with Wolf winning the game, and the title of Redmond Champion. Both boys received a special honor when None Redmond, founder of the Redmond Cup, and tireless youth go advocate for decades, presented the trophies in person at the final awards banquet at the Go Congress. The boys also won $350 for first place, and $250 for second, as well as a free trip to the Go Congress to compete. All three matches were broadcast live on KGS, and the sgf files are available online. Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor. Photo by Ling Shan; from left to right: Oliver Wolf , None Redmond, Henry Zhang.
RECORD E-JOURNAL TEAM COVERS 2010 GO CONGRESS
Monday August 9, 2010
Earlier this week, Keith Arnold jokingly asked me if the E-Journal Congress Team was as big as the 32-player Ing field
yet. Actually, it’s larger, as it turns out (see below for the complete list; not all are pictured). Forty terrific volunteers contributed to 56 hours of broadcasts, 55 game records, 11 game commentaries and 38 reports published in the E-Journal and on the website. I’m honored to have had the opportunity to work with such a great group of people, from the main broadcasting team — the Todds, Steve, Akane, Matt, Sol, Chris B and Richard — to the game recorders, professionals, reporters and photographers, all of whom played a key role in bringing this year’s Go Congress to the world and I thank them on behalf of go players everywhere. Thanks also to Karen Jordan and the Congress team for bringing us all together for such a great event, especially the tournament directors – especially Chris Kirschner, Ken Koester and Sam Zimmerman — who worked so closely with us this week and to the AGA Board of Directors and President Allan Abramson for all their support of the E-Journal’s work. Finally – but always first in my heart – thanks to my wife, Lisa, who has so generously shared me with the go community for the last 25 years. See you next year in Santa Barbara!
– Chris Garlock, Managing Editor; photo by Roy Laird
2010 E-JOURNAL/WEBSITE/KGS REPORTING/BROADCASTING TEAM: TEAM COORDINATORS: Steve Colburn, Todd Heidenreich; KGS TEAM: Akane Negishi, Matt Heymering; VIDEO STREAMING/ING FINAL TRANSCRIBING: Todd Blatt; YOUTH EDITOR: Paul Barchilon; REPORTERS: Jake Edge, Lee Huynh, Laura Kolb; PHOTOGRAPHERS: Roy Laird, Gen Zhang, Edward Zhang, David Weiss; PROFESSIONALS: Yasumasa Hane 9P, Seong-Yong Kim 9P, Mingjiu Jiang 7P, Ryo Maeda 6P, Cheng Xiaoliu 6P, Jennie Shen 2P, Shigeko Hane 1P, Xuefen Lin 1P, Cathy Li 1P; TRANSLATORS: Yoshi Sawada, Shoji Honsono & Jonathan Kim; US OPEN/ING GAME RECORDERS: Solomon Smilack, Chris Burg & Richard Dolen; ING GAME RECORDERS: Gordon Castanza, David Weimer, Myron Souris, Ryan Bernstein, Jim Hlavka, Michael Huang, Mike LePore & Daniel Smith; REDMOND CUP GAME RECORDERS: Justin Teng, Ashish Varma & Hugh Zhang; Pro Pair Go: Josh Larson.
MYUNG-WAN KIM 9P THREE-PEATS AS U.S. OPEN CHAMPION
Saturday August 7, 2010
Myung-Wan Kim 9P repeated as U.S. Open Champion Saturday, sweeping all six games and collecting his third straight Open title. He finished off his perfect run this week with a 161-move win by resignation over Canadian James Sedgwick 6D. His toughest challenge was from Tianyu (Bill) Lin 7d, the Canadian 13-year-old who held a lead for 90 moves in the first round but fell behind after missing a tesuji. Jie Liang 7D and Francis Meyer 7D also gave him a run for the money but were behind on points, while both Yongfe Ge 7D and Eric Lui 7D lost big groups to lose by resignation. The E-Journal’s complete Congress tournament coverage online includes the US Open crosstab and results, including game records, the North American Ing crosstab and results as well as Redmond Cup game records and commented US Open and Ing games. The complete final winner’s reports for all the Congress tournaments will be posted online and in the EJ soon.
– report/photo by Chris Garlock
U.S. GO CONGRESS: Friday Photo Album
Saturday August 7, 2010
photos by Chris Garlock & Andrew Jackson
NORTH AMERICAN ING MASTERS: FINAL ROUND COMMENTARY BY YASUMASA HANE 9P (& FRIENDS)
Saturday August 7, 2010
This game between Ing finalists Eric Lui 7d and Huiren Yang 1P — the first Ing final appearance for both — was projected on two large screens in the main playing area of the 2010 U.S. Go Congress to a crowd of several
hundred attendees,while hundreds more watched on KGS: on one screen was the actual game and a cloned game with Hane’s commentary, on the other was a live video feed showing the players. Hane began the game commentary and eventually it was taken over by Maeda and Shigeko; all three — with the able assistance of translators Yoshi Sawada and Shoji Honsono — kept everyone entertained and engaged. At the three-hour mark the two players were still battling it out but the crowd, the commentators and the translators were transfixed, and the detailed commentary continued right through the end of the 4-hour, 3-point marathon game, which didn’t finish until after 11 p.m.
– report/photo by Chris Garlock
2010 North American Ing Masters Tournament
Round 5, Board 1 (Final)
Friday, August 6, 2010
Played at UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO
Broadcast live on the KGS Go Server
W: Eric Lui 7D
B: Huiren Yang 1P
Commentary by Yasumasa Hane 9P, Maeda Ryo 6P & Shigeko Hane 1P
Translation by Yoshi Sawada & Shoji Hosono
Recorded by Solomon Smilack, transcribed by Todd Blatt.
KGS support by Akane Negishi and Matt Heymering
EJ coordination by Chris Garlock and Steve Colburn
2010 COTSEN OPEN: Round 1, Board 2: Guthrie Price 7D – Dae Hyuk Ko 7D
Saturday September 18, 2010
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